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01/26/2007 - Durham, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - David McClure dropped in a layup just before time expired, as No. 10 Duke edged past 19th-ranked Clemson, 68-66, in a thrilling Atlantic Coast Conference matchup at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
The Blue Devils (17-3, 4-2 ACC) led by 11 heading into the second half, but had to escape a late miscue to down Clemson (18-3, 4-3) for the 20th straight time.
A pair of free throws by Gerald Henderson put the Blue Devils ahead 66-61 with 12.7 seconds left in the game. Having already missed a pair of three-pointers leading up to Henderson's free throws, the Tigers elected to go for two as Duke allowed Vernon Hamilton to drive the lane for an easy basket.
Miscommunication by the Duke players caused Josh McRoberts to throw the resulting inbound away, and the turnover went right to Hamilton, who drilled a three to even things at 66-66 with 4.4 ticks on the clock.
The Blue Devils had enough time on the clock as Jon Scheyer took the inbounds pass to center court before spotting a wide open McClure in the lane, who was able to get off his layup before time expired.
McRoberts ended with 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Blue Devils, who won their fourth straight since suffering a road setback to Georgia Tech on January 10.
Greg Paulus and DeMarcus Nelson both ended with 13 points. Nelson also had eight rebounds. Scheyer had 12 points in the win, while McClure had eight, none more important than his final two.
Hamilton led Clemson with 21 points and five boards, while James Mays donated 13 points. C.K. Rivers chipped in with 12 points as the Tigers have lost three of four since winning their first 17 games to start the season.
Duke led by a healthy nine points midway through the second half, as a three- pointer by Paulus made it 53-44 with 10:08 remaining.
Clemson refused to quit and whittled their deficit down to 55-52 after a Hamilton layup with 6:53 left. Duke later upped its lead back to eight, 60-52, but eight straight by the Tigers evened the game with 3:31 on the clock.
The Blue Devils shot a healthy 48.4 percent from the floor in the first half and outrebounded Clemson 20-10 en route to taking a 36-25 lead at the half.
Down by one at 23-22, Henderson put Duke in front on a three-pointer with 4:56 left on the clock. Later, McRoberts rebounded his own miss and drained a jumper to extend the Blue Devils' lead to 29-23 with just over three minutes remaining.
Cliff Hammonds then knocked down a pair from the line with 2:38 to go, but those were the last points the Tigers would see in the half as Duke netted the final seven points.
Game Notes
Clemson ended the game at 45.5 percent from the floor and an impressive 90.9 percent (10-of-11) from the free throw line. Duke shot 41.4 percent overall from the field and ended 15-of-18 from the charity stripe...Duke held the rebounding edge at 40-24...In addition to now 20 straight losses overall to the Blue Devils, Clemson has now lost 10 in a row at Duke. The Tigers' last win against Duke came on January 7, 1997 and their last victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium was in 1995.
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Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament odds
As of February 9, MySportsbook.com has released its coveted 2007 Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament betting odds. “March Madness betting ” only a month away, the top ranked Florida Gators are favorite at 7-2 to win it all. The defending champs have not disappointed at all this season and currently have a 22-2 record and are undefeated (9-0) in SEC play. The Gators’ thrive off of their extremely balanced, experienced and versatile attack. All five starters started in last seasons National Championship game. What is most impressive with this group is their balance; the five starters all average between 10.7 and 13.6 PPG. The Gators have been on an absolute roll having won 15 straight by an average of 16.4 PPG.
Right behind the Gators are the 5th ranked UNC Tar Heels at 9-2. The Heels (21-3, 7-2) are absolutely loaded with top notch talent and are as deep as any team in the country. A concern for the Tar Heels might be inexperience. Of their top four scorers/ minute earners, three are freshmen and the other is a sophomore. The rest of the regular season, the Tar Heels play only one team that is currently ranked (Duke). Their remaining opponents do combine for an impressive 107-58 record though.
Other teams that the MySportsbook.com members seem to believe will win it all include the west coasts’ top team #2 UCLA (6-1), #3 OSU behind man-child Greg Oden (8-1), and #4 Wisconsin (10-1) behind their defense which has given up 70+ points only three times all season.
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Arizona 20-1
Butler 20-1
Duke 30-1
Florida 7-2
Georgetown 30-1
Indiana 35-1
Kansas 15-1
Marquette 25-1
Maryland 40-1
Memphis 50-1
Nevada 50-1
UNC 9-2
OSU 8-1
Oregon 30-1
Pittsburgh 15-1
Texas 30-1
Texas A&M 18-1
UCLA 6-1
Wisconsin 10-1
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NEW YORK (AP) -By staying away from the cupcakes, Southern California earned itself a slim new ranking.
No. 1 always seems to fit USC.
Southern California jumped two spots to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 on Tuesday, rewarded by voters for opening the season with a dominant performance on the road against a BCS conference opponent.
Georgia and Ohio State, the preseason Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, started their seasons with glorified scrimmages at home against FCS (formerly I-AA) teams. USC, however, traveled across country to face Virginia and could not have been more impressive in a 52-7 victory.
Georgia fell to No. 2 and Ohio State to No 3.
"We realize that rankings so early in a season are certainly fluid. But rankings do help establish a pecking order for things later in the season," USC coach Pete Carroll said in a statement. "As for moving into the No. 1 spot, it's nice to know that people think highly of our team."
Since reaching No. 1 on Dec. 7, 2003, the final-regular season AP poll of that season, USC has been No. 1 in 39 polls, by far the most of any team during that time.
"Some have said the voters are taking our schedule into consideration," Carroll said. "Our philosophy has always been to schedule outstanding opponents. We need to play challenging games like we just did, traveling across the country to open the season at Virginia. Games like that bring out our best and make us stronger as a team."
The latest voting was close. USC received 21 first-place votes and 1,539 points from the 65-member media panel. Georgia had 20 first-place votes and 1,506 points. Ohio State got 15 first-place votes and 1,497 points.
"I'd say we've evolved as pollsters," said Stewart Mandel of SI.com, who moved USC up to No. 1. "In the past, voters just kind of automatically moved teams up and kept teams where they were if they won."
Georgia beat Georgia Southern 45-21 on Saturday and Ohio State opened with a 43-0 win over Youngstown State.
"There's a bit of a growing backlash for the amount of teams that open with I-AA cupcakes," said Mandel, whose book "Bowls, Polls and Tattered Souls" chronicles college football's controversies. "To see a team [USC] go on the road and play a New Year's Day bowl team from last season, and not only play them but destroy them, how could you not reward that team?"
USC also jumped past Georgia to No. 1 in the USA Today coaches' poll, which has the same top five as the AP poll.
"It's definitely a privilege to be No. 1. But it's not heartbreaking to me if we drop," Georgia offensive lineman Josh Davis said. "It doesn't matter right now what we're ranked. What matters is our next game and right now, that's Central Michigan. The only time the polls matter is in December. That's when the polls matter."
While the Bulldogs opened easy, their schedule ultimately should be as difficult as any team's. Georgia's big nonconference test is at No. 15 Arizona State on Sept. 20. The Bulldogs also face six Southeastern Conference rivals that've been ranked in the first two polls.
As for Ohio State, the Buckeyes play at USC on Sept. 13 before getting into the Big Ten schedule.
But of the teams in this week's top 10, USC and Texas are the only ones that don't play an FCS opponent, and the Trojans are the only team that doesn't play a team from a non-BCS conference.
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The last team to drop from No. 1 after a victory was USC last season. LSU jumped from No. 2 to No. 1 when it beat Tulane 34-9, the same week the Trojans edged Washington 27-24 on the road.
The last preseason No. 1 team to lose the top spot after winning its opening game was Florida in 2001. The Gators beat Marshall 49-14, but preseason No. 2 Miami opened with a 33-7 victory over Penn State and the Hurricanes jumped to No. 1 with Florida slipping to second.
The next four teams in the new Top 25 stayed the same: No. 4 Oklahoma (two first-place votes), No. 5 Florida (five first-place votes), No. 6 Missouri (one first-place vote), No. 7 LSU (one first-place vote) and No. 8 West Virginia.
No. 9 Auburn and No. 10 Texas each moved up a spot, taking advantage of Clemson's big drop. Clemson, ninth in the preseason, fell out after losing 34-10 to Alabama on Saturday.
Also falling out after losses were Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh and Tennessee.
Moving into the rankings were No. 21 Fresno State, No. 22 Utah, No. 23 UCLA and No. 24 South Carolina.
Alabama moved up 11 spots after its big victory over Clemson.
The second 10 started with No. 11 Wisconsin, followed by Texas Tech, Alabama and Kansas. BYU and Arizona State were tied for 15th. Rivals BYU and Utah are both ranked for the first time since 1996.
South Florida was No. 17, ahead of Oregon, Penn State and Wake Forest at No. 20.
The final five were all the teams to move into the ranking, except for Illinois, which dropped four spots and tied South Carolina for No. 24.
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